The Oracle Solaris Operating System is the foundation on which some of the world's leading companies are built. Offering high levels of reliability, availability, security, and scalability, Oracle Solaris systems meet today's demands while anticipating tomorrow's innovation.

Oracle's philosophy is that certification is central to the learning process as it provides validation of knowledge and skills required for specific job roles. Oracle certification also offers a natural progression to support your career goa

• First, gain basic understanding of UNIX commands and tasks on the Oracle Solaris OS and become a Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris System Administrator.
• Second, learn how to perform essential system administration procedures on the Oracle Solaris OS, and demonstrate your skills by becoming a Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris System Administrator.
• Next, train as an experienced system administrator for the high degree of knowledge required to perform network or security administration on the Oracle Solaris OS, and pursue a specialty certification.

Oracle offers the following Oracle Solaris OS professional certifications:

Oracle Solaris 11

Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator (OCA)

Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator (OCP)

Oracle Solaris 10

Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator (OCA)

Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator (OCP)

Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Network Administrator (OCENA)

Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Security Administrator (OCESA)

Please note that the goal of Oracle certification is to test on a particular job role. Thus, to prepare for a certification exam we recommend training and six to twelve months of actual job role experience. Oracle does not claim that by taking courses you are guaranteed to pass the certification exams, however we do state that training is an important component in certification preparation. Please see training preparation methods corresponding with each certification listed above.